New trend for girl names: Boy names spelled like girl names

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Love tomboy baby names? How to spell boy names for girls

The hottest baby name trend of the year is boy names for girls, such as Mila Kunis’ daughter Wyatt and Blake Lively’s daughter James. If you love this tomboy name trend, but still want a name that is girly for your daughter, check out how to change the spelling of boy names to make them sound more feminine.

If you want to jump on board with this trend, you may want to consider giving your daughter a feminine middle name to balance out the masculinity of her first name. This also gives her the option of going by her middle name, if she so chooses, once she gets older.

Boy names spelled like girl names

We switched up the spelling of some of our favorite tomboy baby names to make them a little more feminine. Of course, you can always keep the traditional spelling, but it is fun to see some other options.

Rian instead of Ryan

Charlee instead of Charlie

Logann instead of Logan

Bobbie instead of Bobby

Wylee instead of Wylie

Mykel instead of Michael

Ayden instead of Aiden

Tristen instead of Tristan

Jamie instead of Jamey

Kalvin instead of Calvin

Cameron instead of Kameron

Rilee instead of Riley

Alijah instead of Elijah

Jayson instead of Jason

Kaleb instead of Caleb

Gerry instead of Jerry

Jean instead of Gene

Kris instead of Chris

Skott instead of Scott

Bailee instead of Bailey

Kleo instead of Cleo

Erin instead of Aaron

Kacy instead of Casey

Jon instead of John

Cool tomboy names from celebrity parents

Want more tomboy baby name ideas for your daughter? We love these celebrity baby girl names that are outside of the box:

Frankie: Drew Barrymore

Alabama: Actress Drea de Matteo

Alijah: Kendra Wilkinson

Jagger: Soleil Moon Frye

Arlo: Johnny Knoxville

Billie: Eric Dane and Rebecca Gayheart

Jett: Lisa Ling

Bowie: Designer Rebecca Minkoff

Charlie: Rebecca Romijn and Jerry O'Connell

Deni: Woody Harrelson

Evan: Jon Heder

Jude: Alexis Stewart

Everest: George Lucas

Lincoln: Kristen Bell

Lou: Heidi Klum

Sam: Tiger Woods

Maxwell: Jessica Simpson

It is interesting to note that a study found that girls who had boy names did better at things like math, science and sports. On the flip side, another study found that girls with boy names were least likely to get into an Ivy League school. Girls named Anna or Eleanor were more likely to be accepted at these top schools over girls named Maxwell or Jordan. You can read more on gender-bending names and how they can affect your personality.